Overview
- Homeland Security called the agent’s conduct “unacceptable,” removed him from current duties, and opened an internal investigation.
- Video from 26 Federal Plaza shows Monica Moreta‑Galarza pleading as agents detained her husband before an officer said “adios” and shoved her; she was treated at a hospital.
- Rep. Dan Goldman and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander referred the case for federal prosecution, alleging excessive force under color of law.
- The episode unfolded during stepped‑up courthouse and street arrests under President Trump’s interior enforcement drive, with fresh clashes reported in Chicago and an injury case near Boston.
- In Washington, D.C., residents filed a class‑action suit alleging indiscriminate, warrantless arrests targeting people perceived to be Latino, with the ACLU among the plaintiffs’ counsel.